Sentences with phrase «worthy performances in that film»

It's lighter fare, certainly, but I truly believe there are some worthy performances in that film.

There is an Oscar - worthy performance in this film; it just isn't Redmayne's.

Not exact matches

It isn't the most original film in the world, and the performances are not award - worthy in either sense.

Most of all, it contains a powerful, deeply felt performance by Kruger that is both the best thing that she has ever done in a film and worthy of all the accolades that it has received — even during the ludicrous final section, she keeps things from totally spinning out of control.

It does have a few holes story wise, but the performances from Granger and Walker alone make this worthy of a view, and it is not hard to fall in love with how Hitchcock shoots his films, as well as the music he selects to raise the hair on the back of your neck at the precise, appropriate time.

Forest Whitaker might have turned in an Academy Award - worthy performance as Idi Amin in «King of Scotland» but it was McAvoy in a fictional role that kept the film bio on its unsteady dramatic feet.

Of the world premieres, the major gets for Toronto include Freeheld, Peter Sollett's LGBT drama starring Julianne Moore and Ellen Page; Stonewall, Roland Emmerich's drama about the birth of the gay rights movement; Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van, which is rumored to feature an awards - worthy performance from Maggie Smith; Jay Roach's film Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston as the famed Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted in the 1940s; Terence Davies's anticipated follow - up to The Deep Blue Sea, Sunset Song; Charlie Kaufman's first stop - motion film, Anomalisa; and Eye in the Sky, Gavin Hood's thriller about piloted aircraft warfare, starring Aaron Paul and Helen Mirren.

Something with an awards - worthy performance, or perhaps something that heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in the world of independent film.

One almost wishes the film had been released three months before, because this is definitely an effort worthy of Oscar consideration, and not just for the star and director, but also Albert Finney (Looker, Big Fish) in the best performance he's given in almost two decades.

Hot couple Michael Fassbender and Alicka Vikander may be the film's leads, but word is the best performance in the movie is Rachel Weisz's and it's actually awards worthy.

Eilis's journey from a shy, provincial gal to a secure woman, one who would fit in well with today's feminist model, is captured slowly, convincingly, and with a sustained beauty of classic delivery in a film that evokes emotions from sadness to ecstasy and highlights an Oscar - worthy performance from Ms. Ronan.

Fassbender dives deep into evil to find his character, and along with Ejiofor, Sarah Paulsen (who plays Fassbender's icy wife), and Lupita Nyong» o (who plays slave Patsey, the center of the two most incredible scenes in the film), provide more Oscar worthy performances than any one movie can expect.

Factor in the special performances by Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, and a game supporting cast (including a dog worthy of a Supporting nod), and the end result is a special little film.

Our Take: In our Drive Review we describe the film as a brilliant work of bloody, thrilling, high - art crime drama with some award - worthy performances.

The director, who came from a privileged London background and has made prestigious, classic films like «Les Misérables» and «The King's Speech,» now tackles an issue which has drawn some attention in our own time, and has done such a remarkable job, helped by Oscar - worthy performances from both principal actors, that the sometimes lightly comic but mostly easy - to - take romance should attract a wide audience.

Scarlett Johansson Can't Get a Golden Globe Nomination for «Her:» Even though Scarlett Johansson is never seen in Spike Jonez's «Her,» her work in the film is making a significant impact because many are dubbing her voice - only performance award worthy.

Ben Mendelsohn performance as grubby mechanic Robin is also note worthy as is young hopeful Dane DeHaan who we meet in the film final act.

It's hard to imagine the film being nearly as effective with another actor in the role, because it's his commanding performance that transforms «Selma» from yet another stuffy biopic into a stirring political drama worthy of Dr. King's legacy.

Marge Gunderson, her levelheaded, bighearted police chief in the 1996 film Fargo, was a more than worthy successor to Stewart's and Cooper's aw - shucks heroes — and the performance won McDormand a well - deserved Oscar.

There's no denying that In Bruges is amusing and at times a cackle - worthy film, but its attraction is modest and while it's entertaining for its performances, it's neither clever nor funny enough to make a mark.

Other awards - worthy male performances include Peter Simonischek in «Toni Erdmann» (though that film seems far likelier to be recognized for director Ade or actress Huller), Adrian Titieni in «Graduation» and Shahab Hosseini for «The Salesman.»

Built on facts but willing to depart from them to serve its own storytelling needs, the movie places the same winning emphasis on characters, who are exquisitely brought to life by four actors who starred in the director's two prior films, all of whom landed Oscar nominations (for both performances), plus Jeremy Renner, who would have been just as worthy of a nod.

After watching Going in Style, I was a bit surprised to find that the film had garnered very little critical acclaim, shut out from the Oscars and Golden Globes, despite some very worthy performances and writing.

Lesley Manville offers an Oscar - worthy performance in Mike Leigh's new film.

One great performance does not always a good film make, but when the performance is 80 % of the film, it's vital, and this is yet another Oscar - worthy role in an already impressive career full of them.

Much the same as his previous films, he manages to bring out award worthy performances from every single person in this dark rural tale.

The Irish - Ethiopian actor gives an Oscar - worthy performance in Jeff Nichols» film about the effects of Jim Crow racism on a mixed - race couple in 1950s Virginia

An extremely competitive Original Screenplay category was won by Quentin Tarantino for the enjoyably brash and transgressive Django Unchained, immediately followed up with a worthy win for Christoph Waltz (pictured above right) for his supporting (show - stealing) performance in the same film.

Working with his most trusted collaborator, Denis Lavant (who turns in an Oscar - worthy performance), Carax sets Holy Motors in a cinephile's wet dream fantasy land, where a man pops in and out of various characters, various stages of film history, and multiple storylines revolving around love, loss, family, and coming home.

That book came out in 2012, and the 2014 film adaptation featured a nomination - worthy performance from Shailene Woodley — the centerpiece of an emotionally moving story about teen troubles and love.

In the end, Levant's versitility and centrality to the film edge out Phoenix's remarkably physical, extreme - method performance, and Day - Lewis's uncanny ability to breathe life into an impersonation, either of which would be more than worthy winners in any other yeaIn the end, Levant's versitility and centrality to the film edge out Phoenix's remarkably physical, extreme - method performance, and Day - Lewis's uncanny ability to breathe life into an impersonation, either of which would be more than worthy winners in any other yeain any other year.